HRANA – Shayan Houshyar, a researcher and PhD student of Iranian history, has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia.

The ruling was recently issued by Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Court of Urmia and communicated to Massoud Shamsnejad, Mr. Houshyar’s defense attorney. Based on the verdict, Mr. Houshyar was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison.

Massoud Shamsnejad, an attorney, stated that one of the charges brought against his client was “propaganda against the regime.” He added that, as Mr. Houshyar’s lawyer, they will soon file an appeal against the prison sentence. He also described the alleged evidence against his client as “political analysis, criticism of performance, and expressing differing views.”

Shayan Houshyar is a researcher and PhD student of Iranian history. He was arrested in October of last year and transferred to Urmia Prison. He was ultimately released from the prison after some time.